Stock-rack



2 Sheets Sheet L.

(No Model.)

M. L'. ROBINSON.

STOCK RACK.

Patented Mar 3, 1885.

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M. L. ROBINSON. STOCK RACK Patented Mar. 3

NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MURRAY LEWVIS ROBINSON, OF ADRIAN, MICHIGAN.

STOCK-RACK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 313,373, dated March 3,1885 Application filed September 22, 1884.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MURRAY L. ROBINSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Adrian, in the county of Lenawee and State of Michigan, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Stock-Racks, of which thefollowing is a specification, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings.

My invention has relation to hay-racks and stock-racks combined; and theinvention consists in the construction and novel'arrangement of parts,as will be hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed out inthe claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a view in perspective of the devicesarranged for use as a hay-rack. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view ofthe hay-rack. Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view of Fig.1; and Fig. 4 is a rear elevation of the device arranged for use as astock-rack.

Referring by letter. to the accompanying drawings, A designates awagon-box having .its transverse bottom strips, B, O, and D, pro- 25jecting at its sides, as shown.

The projecting ends of these bottom strips are provided on their upperfaces with metal plates E, having central holes, E, which form steps forthe lower ends of the swinging braces F when the device is in use as ahay-rack.

On the inner faces of the sides of the wagonbox A in the corner aresecured straps I, having eyes at their upper ends, in which eyes thepintles of the straps M on the side racks, U, turn when the device isbeing converted from a stock-rack to a hay-rack, and vice versa.

At the front end, the box A is provided with a ladder, P, which ishinged at its lower end to blocks P in the front corners of the box, sothat it can be folded down in the box, and also turned up vertically,when desired. This ladder P is provided with short hookrods P secured tothe inner edges of its side rails, Q, and also with longer hook-rods R,secured to the outer edges of said side rails. The rear end of the box Ais provided with a shorter ladder, S, hinged to blocks S in the rearcorners at the bottom of the box A, and the side rails, S of the shorterladder are provided with long hook-rods T and short hookrods V. Sideracks, U, have the lower ends (No model.)

of their connecting-cleats or cross-bars V pro vided with strap-hooks M,which are designed to engage the eyes 0 of the straps I to con nect theside racks with the wagon-box A. The swinging braces F are secured tothe outer faces of the cross-bars V by staples V, and the lower ends ofthe bracesFare stepped in the holes in the metal plates E.

When the side boards are arranged to form a hay-rack in connection. withthe box, the longer hook-rods R engage staples in the front faces of theend cleats of the side racks, and when the device is arranged as astock-rack the longer hook-nods R swing loosely, and shorter hook-rodsP, secured to the opposite edges of the side rails of the ladders fromthe points where the longer hook-rods are secured, are caused to engagethe staples of the side racks, as shown in Fig. 4. By this arrangementthe device can be quickly converted from a hayrack to a stock-rack, orvice versa; or the ladders and side racks may be entirely removed andstored away, and the box may be used as an ordinary wagon-box, ifdesired. It will be observed, also, that the ladders may be folded downwithin the box, and the wagon may be used in this shape for manypurposes without removing the ladders. The lower ends of theconnecting-cleats V are notched to fit the edges of the box A.

Having thus fully described my invention,

what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of theUnited States, is-

1. ,The combination, with the wagon-box having side straps with eyes attheir upper ends, of the longer hinged ladder at the front and shorterhook-rods, and the shorter hinged ladder at the rear of said boxprovided also with longer hook-rods and shorter hook-rods, and the sideracks provided with the straphooks engaging the eyes of the straps, andalso provided with staples for the rods, substantially as specified.

2. The combination, with the wagon-box provided with the side stakes, I,and the projecting bottom strips, of the ladders at the front and rearends of the box, the side racks, U, having their connecting-cleats orcross-bars V notched at the inner end to'fit snugly over of said boxprovided with longer hook-rods the box and provided with strap-hooks M,v

of the end ladders, P S, both hinged within the body so as to be capableof folding down, and the side ladders journaled to the sides of thebody, and means, substantiallyas described, for detachably connectingboth end ladders to the side ladders to cause the latter to rest in aninclined position forming the hay-rack, or in a vertical position toform the stock-rack, as set forth.

4. The combination, with the wagon-body,

of the end ladders both hinged within the body at the ends thereof, andthe side ladders journaled to the sides of the body, and short and longhooked rods provided on the end ladders, whereby the long rods serve tohold the side racks in an inclined position and the short rods tosupport the same in a vertical line, as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aifixedmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

'MURRAY LEWIS ROBINSON.

Witnesses:

S. lVL'HAMILToN, JOHN L. OMEALEY.

